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The 1993 murder jolted not just the sports world but the nation: James Jordan, the father of NBA phenom Michael Jordan, was fatally shot and dumped in a South Carolina swamp. Two teens, Larry Demery and Daniel Green, were convicted and are serving life sentences. Green, however, is now asking for a new trial and challenging key forensic evidence. Authorities say the teens spotted the 57-year-old napping in his car on the side of a highway in North Carolina and assert that Green shot him during a robbery. Green, though, says he wasn't present when Jordan was killed and that he only helped his friend dispose of the body afterward. Details and developments:

The party: In court documents, Green maintains that he was at a party the night of the murder with Demery, who left about 1:30am to meet someone for a drug deal, reports the AP. Green says witnesses can vouch he didn't leave until 4:30am, when an agitated Demery returned and asked for his help.

His version: Green maintains that Demery mistook Jordan for his drug-deal connection and that Demery or an associate shot Jordan in the parking lot of the nearby Quality Inn, reported the Chicago Tribune in a definitive look at the case in August. Green says he helped Demery when he subsequently came for help out of misguided loyalty to a longtime friend.

One of the self preservation rules is; avoid the very appearance of doing something evil/bad. Apparently, he did not heed this. He shouldn't have allowed himself to be placed in that situation if indeed he had nothing to do with the murder!

David Dennison

Dec 7, 2018 10:56 AM CST

COOL! Tell him I can't wait to interview him in 2068 when he gets out.

mind_riot

Dec 6, 2018 11:39 PM CST

i didn't kill him i was just disposing of the body? that's like saying i didn't kidnap the kid i just raped them. who cares you are dirt